Relief Society Quiz Answers

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This is the list of answers to the 30 Question Relief Society Quiz. (Update: Now a 29 question quiz.)

1. b. Relief Society

2. Charity Never Faileth

3. President Belle S. Spafford who served from 1945 to 1974 (29 years)

4. c. March 17, 1842

5. President Emma Smith

6. a. Joseph Smith

7. President Elaine L. Jack

8. Amy Brown Lyman

9. c. The Relief Society loaned the brethren of the church 34,761 bushels of wheat interest free.

10. c. 47,398 to be exact

11. President Bonnie D. Parkin

12. a. 10

13. Awake, Yes Saints of God Awake; Great is the Lord; Through Deepening Trials; Again We Meet Around the Board; Behold the Great Redeemer Die; How Great the Wisdom and the Love; The Time is Far Spent; Truth Reflects Upon Our Senses; O My Father; In Our Lovely Deseret

14. Rosetta Leonora Pettibone (Snow)

15. d. 3 Years

16. Emma Smith

17. c. The Contribution of wheat and flower to the government for war use. All of the wheat and flour donated was gathered and paid for by the Relief Society. The US Government later paid the church $1.20 for each bushel donated which was estimated at 205,528 bushels (12,331,080 lbs). The money received was invested as a trust fund and the interest made available for charitable purposes for the poor of the church.

18. c. 26. Although only 18 sisters attended the organization meeting of the Relief Society, another 8 sisters, not present, were admitted to membership for a grand total of 26.

19. Belle Spafford

20. Barbara B. Smith

21. a. July 28, 1843, just a little more than a year after the Relief Society was organized.

22. c. October 3, 1956

23. 3 months

24. Emma Smith (Joseph bought the cruiser to ferry the saints coming from Europe across the Mississippi).

25. Many Relief Society choruses from sisters world-wide sang under the name "The Singing Mothers." They performed at General Conferences, special occasions and even on the radio. On April 21, 1934 the name "The Relief Society Singing Mothers" was adopted as the official name. In 1966 there were almost 45,000 Singing Mothers in more than 3200 choruses in the stakes and missions of the Church worldwide. The name was later changed to the Relief Society Chorus to be more "politically correct" as of course not all the women involved were actually mothers.

26. d. Church Building and Construction

27. b. The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo

28. a. (Of Course)

29. This was due to WWII which ran from Sept 3, 1939 to Sept 2, 1945. President Amy Lyman was disappointed but continued her devotion to social work raising funds to assist both members at home and those suffering due to the war in Europe.

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